Trollheim News. Happy New Year! Sons of Norway * Trollheim Lodge * Lakewood, CO. Freedom Fraternity Progress. Loki

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1 Trollheim News Freedom Fraternity Progress Loki Sons of Norway * Trollheim Lodge * Lakewood, CO Trollheim News January 2015 Volume: 41 Issue: 1 Trollheim Lodge Sons of Norway 6610 W. 14 th Ave. Lakewood, CO New webpage coming! President (Incoming) John Michael Neverdahl cjneverdahl865@hotmail.com The mission of the Sons of Norway is to promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic countries, and to provide quality insurance and financial products to its members. Mon, Jan 5 Sat, Jan 10 Sat, Jan 17 Happy New Year! Events for January Board Meeting; 7 pm (all are welcome!) Genealogy Group Speaker, 9:30 am Lutefisk/Meatball Dinner 1pm and 5 pm President (Outgoing): Ken Perley (303) kandcperley@comcast.net Editor: Elaine Homan (303) trollheimeditor@gmail.com Mon, Jan 19 Sat, Jan 24 General Meeting 7 pm; program- Bunads Please share a potluck item. Member/Leadership Workshop, 9:30 am Coffee and social at 9 am. All are welcome! In this issue: Pg 1 Events 2 New President s Message 2 January Birthdays 2 Jan. General Mtg. 3 Sunshine 3 New Members/Changes 4 Family Jul Party 5 Lutefisk/Meatball Dinner 6 News 7 Classes/Groups 8 Zone8/District Six 9 January Calendar New Officers, ads, back Mon, Feb 2 Sat, Feb 7 Mon, Feb 16 Sat, Feb 28 Sat, Mar 7 Future Events Board Meeting; 7 pm (Groundhog Day) 41 st Trollheim Anniversary President s Day General Meeting; 7 pm Snow Mountain Ranch Barneløpet Grand Mesa Barneløpet 1

2 January Birthdays Mary Hagen Drummond Patricia F Geary Shirley J Kuhlman Andrea Pauline Lonseth Ben A McCracken Fred Ruud Joanne E Svenningsen Steve Svenningsen James Edward Aarvig Patricia J Lamoe Karen A Feste Kevin Robert Mebust Janice L McDonough Barbara Hansen Harris Bernice L Molter Trygve Solsem Moulton Robert F Hansen Robert A Larum Gary J Jorgensen K Curtis Barner Mary Ellen Lewis John M Neverdahl Clarence F Rogstad Thora Ruth Aarvig Sue L Peterson Robert Svenningsen Sonja M Engebretson Robert N Stabo Gratulater med dalen! President s Message John Neverdahl (incoming president ) Where does the time go? I joined Trollheim Lodge in 1989 and during this time I have had the privilege of serving as Vice-President; as Foundation Director, raising money to support our Trollheim scholarship program; chaired numerous silent auctions for Trollheim Lodge; and was the Entertainment Chair and Silent Auction Chair for the very successful 2002 District 6 Convention held at the Westin Hotel in Westminster. Ken Perley has done a wonderful job as President, and I look forward to working with him during his time as Counselor for There are numerous classes available to you, and hopefully your plans for 2015 include learning something new either about Norway in general or focusing on a specific new skill. Make new friends that have some of the same interests as you do, and have some fun. We all like challenges let s set a goal of increasing our membership by 10%. Please pick up some of our beautiful new lodge brochures and share them with people that show an interest in our lodge, and remind your friends and family that the lodge can be rented for their special personal events. Tell them about all of the different events we have planned for enjoyment this year. Invite a friend to be your guest and give them a tour of our lodge and meet some of our current members. They will want to join us! Please contact me with your good ideas and suggestions. Fraternally, John Michael Neverdahl cjneverdahl865@hotmail.com Loki is getting the lutefisk ready! th! January 17 1 th General Meeting January 19, 2015; 7 pm Potluck Please join us at our next general meeting when we will be holding the inauguration of officers. This is a good chance to meet your officers who were recently elected. Names are listed on page 10. Also a program on the Bunad, the folk costume of Norway is scheduled. There are so many districts and fylkes with their own unique costumes that it should be an informative and colorful program. Jewelry (solje) will also be included. It will be a fine program after our dinner and business portion of the evening! We will be looking for you! 2

3 New Members Bev Moe, Membership Secretary On 12/15/14 the following were approved as NEW MEMBERS! Jit Bahadur Gurung 1120 Stoneham St Superior CO Terri Olson Hileman Wayne Evan Hileman Charlotte (Charlie) Hileman 9252 Sugarstone Cir Highlands Ranch CO Jerome Lafontaine 8445 S Newcombe St Littleton CO ibjman@comcast.net Alicia L Robinson E Moraine Pl Aurora CO Alicia.lil.rahotmail.com Sunshine Corner Bev King Barb Hessel s husband (Bill) had surgery early in December. Hope you are doing well, Bill. Thanks for all you do for Trollheim. Belle Anderson is recuperating from a nasty fall. John Pederson, After a courageous 8-month battle with ALS, John passed away at his home in Lone Tree, CO. John is the son of Elva Pederson a long time member of Trollheim Lodge and now living in California with her daughter, Pam. John s father, Clifford and his brother, Richard, preceded him in death. For the last 20 years John had Hallmark Stores in Aurora and Arvada, Colorado. It is difficult when children pass before their parents. On this we have no control. Bless you Elva and John s children and grandchildren on your loss. We wish to extend a thank you to the Perley s for their dedication to Trollheim for the past two years. Also the kitchen crew and servers for each event we held during The past year, we have traveled many miles from kitchen to dining room, and you understand this was just a practice run. In 2015 we will all be pros for upcoming events. Let us not forget the Butikken staff for the many hours they have spent keeping Trollheim as a star in their crown. Let s welcome John Neverdahl and wife Carol with our support as they hold the baton for the next two years. Jacob Sabo 7110 S Gaylord St Apt K7 Centennial CO mopcstreetteam@live.com The following transferred in from (the internet lodge): Christina Adamoli John Adamoli Dawn Anderson 5145 Timber Ridge Dr Elizabeth CO Pics from the December 6 th 2014 Lefse Class 3

4 FamilyJul Party Wrap-Up December 20, 2014 The 2014 Family Jul Party was a big success last month! Trollheim Lodge hosted the largest Jul party in many years with over 60 guests. Children were busy between 10am to noon at the craft tables, with help from their parents or grandparents and other adults who attended. Beading, gluing, painting, glittering, and coloring activities resulted in name tags, necklaces, bracelets, pictures and ornaments galore. For those who needed extra energy, waffles with berries and whipped cream were available-yummy! Also, each curious child was able to roll out his/her own lefse and grill it under the tutelage of Bev King, a virtual pillar of patience with the children. Of course, butter and sugar/cinnamon mixture was provided. At Noon, cleanup of all the activity supplies was in order to make room for lunch. A large table was set with a host of sandwich makings, for each guest to make their own sandwich. Assorted salads accompanied the sandwiches. Lumpa dogs (hot dogs with a thicker lefse wrapped around them) were also available. After lunch, we were presented with a story by. Carolyn Perley who read the book, Gnorman, the Norwegian Gnome with the assistance from her granddaughter. Charles Knutson and members of the Trollheim Choir led the singing of Christmas songs, and children were invited to parade around the tree. Near the end of the festivities, our own Trollheim Jul Nisse arrived, making a grand entrance with his white beard, leaping around the room before he sat down by the Christmas tree and spoke to all the children present. And then, of course, he passed out presents. The joy on the faces was a sight to see! Thank you, Diane Molter and Jacquie and Jim Bland for organizing this party. Thanks also to Bev King who patiently taught the young ones about lefse, Donna Robinson who made the waffles and Louise Bath and all the other people who helped in the kitchen and with the activities in the hall. Perry Monkelien did a wonderful job with the Christmas decorations this year. And Charles Knutson and the Trollheim Choir got everyone in the spirit with song! Tusen takk to all the other helpers who made this party grand! 4

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6 News and Events Trollheim members cleaned 14 th Ave. and our yard 6 times during Street cleanings are scheduled on the third Saturday morning of the month, but were sometimes cancelled last year due to adverse weather conditions and because we have only a few volunteers and they all aren t always available at the same time. A list of volunteers and the number of months each of them served during 2014 is shown in the table. *Alice Sveum provided snacks for the workers when they finished and then had a social time. Call one of the workers and let them know if you could assist with this community service project. Dave Sveum (303) Times Served Name of Worker During 2014 Eric Amdahl 1 Garett Amdahl 1 Jeremy Amdahl 4 Harlan Hagen 6 Jerry Peterson 1 Doris Sundet 6 David Sveum 6 *Alice Sveum 6 Total Times Served 31 Ed. note-thank you, Dave and Alice Sveum for heading this committee for many years and a big Tusen Takk to all your volunteers that help keep our neighborhood and yard clean and safe! SPEAKING OF THE LODGE. Things are being done here and there and about. You may not notice these things being changed between November and February, such as: A new furnace to replace one of our old ones on the roof that no longer worked. New poles/cable for the front yard (we recently had the stumps removed by grinding.) New lights installed on our existing poles in the parking lot that should improve visibility. These changes were discussed at the board meetings and approved at the general meetings. These changes will make our lodge building safer and more comfortable. IMPORTANT NOTICE CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS (Any changes in by-laws must be posted in the NL 2 times; this is the 2 nd posting) Final voting will be held at the General Meeting on Jan. 19 th. At the General Meeting in November, we proposed a By-Law change with regard to the way prospective members are approved for membership. In the past, prospective new members needed to be voted in by the membership. The new proposal will allow the individual to become a member as soon as such individual has signed his/her membership form and made the proper payment. The By-Law change will read as follows: "When a prospective member calls to join Sons of Norway- Trollheim at either Sons of Norway International, District Six, or Trollheim Lodge and the proper payment is made, the prospective member becomes a full member automatically." This eliminates having to wait 30 days or longer for a vote from the general membership to approve the application. We are losing new members because of the waiting period for a vote. The New Member application has a line for payment by credit card. Are you still cutting out stamps? Christmas cards are a great source of fun and colorful stamps! TUBFRIM is the charity sponsored by SON that uses these stamps for fund-raising. How about those coupons for education? Help our lodge continue to support our outreach programs for the community. You can drop off the stamps or coupons at the lodge, or call Elaine Homan, to arrange for pick-up, or information. 6

7 Classes and Groups and Butikken News It s the start of the New Year and our instructors are beginning the Winter/Spring sessions of all their classes. You can contact those listed to get more info about joining the group or class or group. You are always welcome at our classes. Topic & Days/Times Genealogy Meets 2 nd Sat. of month at 9 am Dameklubben Women s Group meets 2 nd and 4 th Wed at 11 am. Trollheim Choir Meets Sun. at 4 pm Norwegian Language Class 2 sessions on Sundays Rosemaling 2 sessions on Saturdays, beg & adv. Cultural Skills Classes Lessons on various Heritage skills; various dates and times History Group 3 rd Wed of the month; 1 pm- may change with the season. Instructor Gary Jorgensen (303) omega-guy@msn.com Barb Bessesen (303) besseb@comcast.net Charles Knutson (303) charlesaknutson@msn.com Charles Knutson see above Louise Bath (303) lbath25@comcast.net Diane Molter or gmbviking09@live.com Jacque Bland John Dahle Diane Molter grnbviking09@live.com The Norske Butikken is temporarily closed for inventory. The managers need to do inventory after the Christmas rush and have the store ready to open Saturday, January 17, 2015, in time for the Lutefisk/Meatball Dinner. Please be patient! New Lodge Directory Due in March 2015 DEADLINE for Changes is January 31, 2015 The editor will begin formatting the information of the membership for the annual Lodge Directory which is due in March Between now and January, please make sure your information is current with SON headquarters in regard to: 1) Name 2) Address, Town, State, Zip 3) Telephone # (just 1 please) 4) address (just 1 please) The February 2015 membership list from headquarters will be used so all changes must be done before the end of January. If your info is correct, there is no need to do anything. Thank you. Elaine Homan, rehoman@prodigy.net (If in doubt, check your mailing label on your Viking magazine. That will show you which address headquarters has. ) Genealogy: Jan 10, 2015 Special Event-Speaker The next meeting of the SON Genealogy group will be on Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 9:30 AM - 12:00 noon. Barbara Fines Price, President of the WISE (Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England) Family History Society and Director of the Denver Colorado Family History Center will provide an invited presentation about "Recent Upgrades at FamilySearch.org". As always, guests are welcome at our meetings. For more information contact: Gary Jorgensen at omega-guy@msn.com; or Don t forget to send or give our Secretary Don Peterson your time sheets for 2014 for volunteer hours. Contact him if you need more sheets or download them from Don Peterson- (303) clarksondrive@msn.com 7

8 Zone 8 and a District 6 MEMBERSHIP WORKSHOP FOR LEADERS District Six, Zone 8 January 24, :00 coffee/social 9:30-2:00 workshop Trollheim Lodge, 6610 W 14th Ave Lakewood, CO All Colorado Lodge Board and MEMBERS are invited to the workshop. This is a great time to share ideas, and meet in groups of similar offices as we increase our learning. We will review the Sons of Norway website and the progress of the 2016 District Six Convention, which will be hosted by Zone 8 lodges (Colorado.) Also, topics will include Barneløpet, Scandinavian Festival, and more. Lyle Berge, our International District-Six Director, has returned from a meeting at International and will have news to share.lunch will be served. Sharing of ideas help make our Zone 8 Lodges the BEST in the WEST! Bev Moe, Zone 8 Director Colorado Zone 8 hosts 2 Barneløpets! 23rd ANNUAL BARNELøPET February 28, Leggett Hall at the YMCA SNOW MOUNTAIN RANCH 13th ANNUAL BARNELøPET in the Grand Mesa area March 7, 2015 More information will follow at the Membership Workshop on January 24, If you want a flyer mailed or ed to you, please contact: Bev Moe, Zone 8 Director bevm259@comcast.net District Six 2016 Convention Notes Chairperson: Kathrine Browne It is just one month until our Zone's Leadership Workshop (January 24th, 2015 at Trollheim Lodge). All ideas for a District Six 2016 Convention logo and all ideas for delegate gifts, need to be submitted for consideration at that workshop. District Six 2016 Convention LOGO 1. Do NOT send your ideas to Kathy Browne, Convention Chairperson. She will not be back before the workshop date. Submit ideas to your lodge's key convention contact person or to a lodge leader that will be attending the workshop. 2. Logos should be "camera ready", meaning refined, finished, and ready to be reproduced "as is". The design must be readable when reduced for name badges or stationary, and when enlarged for banners. 3. The convention theme is Mining our Heritage; with the subtitle Prospecting our Future. 4. The logo may, but does not need to, include the symbols selected for the voting paddles (aspen leaves) or the table centerpieces (ore carts). Delegate Gifts 1. Delegate gifts should represent Colorado or Norwegian heritage. One finished sample should be submitted, along with a material list, an estimate of cost, and the average time required to complete. Five ideas will be used for gifts to the delegates. 2. The name and lodge of the person submitting either the logo or the delegate gift idea will be acknowledged at the convention, SO, make sure that information is included with the submitted idea. Kathrine Browne 416 S County Rd 21 Loveland, Colorado , USA browneks@gmail.com 2016 SON District-Six Convention The 2016 District-Six convention will be held June 19-21, 2016 in Loveland, CO. All seven Colorado lodges agreed to work together to host this event. Soon, help will be needed at the local lodge level, preparing delegate gifts, making cookies, and many other projects. If you would like to help, please contact Trollheim Lodge s Key Person:, Bev Moe at: Phone: bevm259@comcast.net 8

9 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednes Thursday Friday Saturday 1 New Year s Day Board Mtg 7 pm Genealogy Speaker 9:30 am Butikken Opens! 9:30-3:30 Lutefisk Dinner 1 & 5 pm General Mtg 7 pm Butikken 9:30-3:30 Member/ Leadership Workshop Butikken 9:30-3:30 January 10 Genealogy (Speaker) 17 Lutefisk/Meatball Dinner 24 Leadership Workshop Activites for Trollheim Lodge in 2015 (Jan-Jun) June 16 Ice Cream Social 27 & 28 Midsummer Festival at Estes Park February 7 Trollheim s 41 st Anniversary March TBA St. Patricks Day Celebration April TBA Dameklubben s Spring Tea May 17 Sytende Mai Dinner (Sunday) 18 Sytende Mai Parade/Potluck July CLOSED Note: Nothing is written in stone yet; check your newsletter each month for updates! Monthly board meetings are held usually on the 1 st Monday of the month and are open to all. General Meetings are usually held on the 3 rd Monday of the month, usually including a potluck. 9

10 2015 Officers List Inauguration will be held during General Meeting, Jan.19, 2015 The new officers were elected last November. This month they will be inaugurated at the January 19 th, 2015 general meeting. Please attend this meeting and welcome the incoming officers as well as acquaint yourselves to those officers who will continue to serve again this year. The contact list for all the new officers will be compiled for the newsletter beginning in the February issue. President (new) Vice President Financial Secretary Cultural Director Treasurer (new) Secretary Foundation Director Historian (new) Librarian Marshall Musician Sports and Rec. Sunshine Trustees Greeters Editor Counselor Butikken Board John Neverdahl OPEN Bev Moe OPEN Tom Huff Don Peterson Diane Molter Linda Ault Perry Monkelien Pat LaMoe Charles Knutson Don Peterson Bev King Jim Burgin and Gene O Malley Priscilla Ingebritson (new), Joan Johnson (new), Jerry Peterson, and Donna Robinson Elaine Homan Ken Perley Joan Enget, Carolyn Perley, and Alice Sveum The Trollheim Building Corporation (TBC) Officers will be in office for 2 years ( ) President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Harlan Hagan James Burgin Larry Stennes Gary Thompson The February issue will have an updated Roster of Officers which will replace the roster on page 11 appearing in this issue. Please, don t forget the ads on the last page, also. 10

11 Officers fficers President Ken Perley (303) Vice President..... Diane Molter (303) Secretary Don Peterson (303) Fin./Mem. Secretary..... Bev Moe (720) Treasurer Tom Huff Counselor Bjorn Dahl (303) Cultural Directors Diane Molter (see VP above) Beverly King (303) Donna Robinson (303) Foundation Dir VACANCY Librarians Perry Monkelien (303) Fran Hudson (Ass t) (720) Musician/Choir Dir....Charles Knutson (303) Musician Joan Enget (303) Marshall Pat Lamoe (303) Sports/Rec Dir Don Peterson (303) Greeters Jerry Peterson (303) Donna Robinson (303) Sunshine Beverly King (303) Adopt-A-School VACANCY Trustees Jim Burgin (303) Gene O Malley (303) Editor Elaine Homan trollheimeditor@gmail.com Adopt-a-Street.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.Dave Sveum (303) TBC: Trollheim Building Corporation President.....Harlen Hagen h_n_mhagen@q.com (363) Vice President.. Jim Burgin (303) jburgin@msn.com Secretary..Greg Thompson (303) ollienlena83@msn.com Treasurer....Larry Stennes (303) Board Rep.....David Sveum (303) Sons of Norway Zone 8 (CO) Director Bev Moe bevm259@comcast.net (720) District Six President: Mary Beth Ingvoldstad International District Six Director Lyle Berge (720) or (720) bergenorsk@comcast.net Classes and Club Contact Genealogy Gary Jorgensen (303) omega-guy@msn.com Norwegian. Charles Knutson (303) charlesaknutson@msn.com Rosemaling....Louise Bath (303) lbath25@comcast.net History Group. Diane Molter (303) GRNBViking09@live.com Dameklubben...Barb Bessesen (303) besseb@comcast.net Adopt-a-Street..Dave Sveum (303) Yard.Harlan Hagen (363) h_n_mhagen@q.com Norske Butikken Management Team Joan Enget, Carolyn Perley, and Alice Sveum manager@norskebutikken.com ADS Please support those who advertise with us in the Trollheim News! Trollheim building s rooms are available to rent to the public. Members get a discount. It s a great idea for those parties that are too large for a smaller home or business meetings that need a quick place that can accomodate up to 200 people. Perhaps you have heard someone talk about needing a venue to rent? Suggest that they give us a call! This space is available for placing your ads. Please call the editor, Elaine Homan at , or trollheimeditor@gmail.com for more information It s another way to support this newsletter. Besides the 200 mailed copies, we have online readers that total over 370 on three continents! 11

12 NORSKE BUTIIKKEN The store is closed for inventory until January 17 th Drop by during the Lutefisk/Meatball Dinner on Jan 17th or the next General Meeting on Jan 19 th and see what s new! Scandinavian gifts and items Kitchen-Cookbooks, Glassware, China, Cutlery, Linens and Specialty Cookware for Scandinavian treats! Foods-Jams, Candy, Cookies, Cheese and Homemade Lefse Home- Books, Greeting Cards, CDs, Pewter Items, Collectibles, Trolls, Novelties, Jewelry 6610 W. 14 th Avenue, Lakewood, CO Management Team: Joan Enget, Carolyn Perley and Alice Sveum Phone: (303) manager@norskebutikken.com This and That Canadian Farm An elderly woman lived on a small farm with her son and grandchildren in Canada, just yards away from the North Dakota border. Her land had been the subject of a minor dispute between the United States and Canada for years. One day, her son came into her room holding a letter. "We just got some news, Mom," he said. "The government has come to an agreement with the people in North Dakota. They've decided that our land is really part of the United States. We have the right to approve or disapprove of the agreement. What do you think?" "What do I think?" his mother said. "SIGN IT! Call them right now and tell them we accept! I don't think I can stand another Canadian winter!" Trollheim Lodge W 14th Ave. Lakewood, CO POSTMASTER: DATED MATERIAL Don t forget the Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner! 12